WEBVTT VANDALS WRITING OR PENCE ON THEVEHICLES.IT STARTED HERE WERE POLICE SAYCARS WERE SPRAY-PAINTED.VANDALS WROTE TRUMP ON ONE OFTHE CARS.POLICE WERE CALLED TO A STREETTHAT SAME NIGHT WHERE THEY FOUNDCARS SPRAY-PAINTED WITH TIRESSLASHED ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES.TOGETHER, 23 PEOPLE REPORTEDFINDING THEIR CARS DAMAGED.18 OF THESE CASES WERE REPORTEDTHURSDAY.IN JESSUP, 15 PEOPLE THINK ANDIDOLS -- VANDALS HIT THEIR CARSWHILE THEY WERE PARKEDOVERNIGHT.VANDALS SPRAY-PAINTEDEXPLETIVES.ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THEINCIDENCE OF POWER -- APPEAR TOBE RANDOM, NOT TARGETINGSPECIFIC PEOPLE OR GROUPS OFPEOPLE.A $500 REWARD IS BEING OFFERED.YOU CAN CALL TIPS INTO THEPOLICE OR EMAIL.WE ARE LIVE TONIGHT.

More than 20 cars were vandalized in Howard County this week, and police are offering a reward for information that leads to arrests.

The culprits spray-painted "Trump" or "Pence" on five of the vehicles. The vandalism started Wednesday night, when Howard County police said two cars were spray-painted in the 7200 block of Procopio Circle in Columbia.

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Police were then called to the 5500 block of Waterloo Road in Ellicott City the same night. Officers found three cars spray-painted, one with the road "Trump," and tires were slashed on some of the vehicles.

Altogether, 23 people reported finding their cars damaged since Wednesday, 18 of those cases were reported Thursday.

In Jessup, 15 people said vandals spray-painted their cars while they were parked in a lot overnight. Vicitims said the vandals spray-painted expletives.

According to investigators, the incidents appear to be random acts of vandalism, not targeting specific people or groups of people.

A $500 reward is being offered for information about this case. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-313-3700, or e-mail hcpdcrimetips@howardcounty.md.gov.